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ERIC Number: EJ404661
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Hegemonic Practice: Literacy and Standard Language in Public Education.
Collins, James
Journal of Education, v171 n2 p9-34 1989
Examines the struggle between dominant and minority groups in terms of the use of language. Traces the development of literacy as a means of social control in the United States and England. Argues that linking literacy with standard language creates an effective form of ideological hegemony. (FMW)
Descriptors: English, Language Research, Literacy Education, Middle Class Culture, Minority Groups, Politics of Education, Social Control, Social Differences, Standard Spoken Usage
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Note: Theme issue with title, "Language, Culture and Schooling."